Quick answer: There is no Central Gazette counter in Lucknow. The file goes by tracked courier to the Department of Publication at Civil Line, Delhi, which takes one to two days from here, and the notification follows in roughly 25 to 45 days. The State Gazette press is in Lucknow, which tempts people who live here, but choose by which office is asking rather than by which press is nearer. For passports, banks and most national offices, that answer is Central.
Being in the capital changes what is nearby. It does not change what any counter accepts, and confusing those two things is the specific mistake people in this city make.
At a Glance
| Central Gazette office | Civil Line, Delhi |
| From Lucknow | Tracked courier, one to two days |
| State Gazette press | In Lucknow |
| Which to choose | Whichever the asking office wants |
| Usually that means | Central |
| Adult fee | Rs 1,100 on BharatKosh |
| Timeline | Roughly 25 to 45 days |
| Local advantage | Papers, typists, notary, all in one city |
Key Takeaways
- No Central Gazette counter exists in Lucknow or anywhere in UP.
- The file is couriered, which is normal rather than second best.
- Lucknow is the only UP city where the State press is local.
- That proximity is a temptation, not a reason to choose.
- Pick by the office that will read it, every time.
What Goes In the Envelope: Quick Facts
| Covering letter | With phone and email |
| Affidavit | Notarised |
| Public Notice | Two typed copies, two witnesses each |
| CD | MS-Word format, with certificate |
| Newspapers | Both complete pages |
| Identity proof | Photo ID |
| Address proof | Current address |
| BharatKosh receipt | Rs 1,100 paid |
Table of Contents
- There is no counter to visit
- The Lucknow temptation
- How to actually choose
- Couriering from Lucknow
- What Lucknow genuinely gives you
- The waiting weeks
- Central Gazette: the complete process and file format
- Areas we serve
- Key terms
- Related guides
- Why choose our office
- FAQs
There Is No Counter to Visit
This comes as a relief to most people once they hear it. There is no trip to arrange, no leave to take and no queue. There is a file to get right, which is a different kind of work and one you can do at a kitchen table.
The Lucknow Temptation
- The State Government Press is in Lucknow, which makes this the only city in the state where a gazette press is a local institution.
- That closeness suggests a shortcut, and people ask us about it constantly.
- But nearness is not what an office is testing, when it asks for a gazette notification.
- Passport offices, banks and national institutions overwhelmingly work with the Central Gazette, which is published for the whole country.
- So a State notification obtained because it was convenient can mean doing the whole thing again a month later.
The full comparison, and the cases where a State notification genuinely is the right route, is set out on our Central versus State page.
How to Actually Choose
| Who is asking | What they usually want |
|---|---|
| Passport office | Central |
| Bank or financial institution | Central |
| Share registrar or fund house | Central |
| Employer or education board | Central, commonly |
| A specific state department | Ask them directly |
Couriering From Lucknow
Photocopy the entire file before it leaves
Every page, kept at home, because this is the only set you will have if anything goes missing.
Use a tracked service rather than ordinary post
The cost difference is small and the peace of mind is not.
Expect one to two days to Delhi
Which is quick, and it is the least uncertain part of the whole process.
Save the tracking number somewhere permanent
Not just in a message you will scroll past.
Put your mobile and email in the covering letter
Because that is how anything gets raised with you.
Then wait, and check online rather than calling
Searching for the notification is faster than any other way of finding out.
How to search for and download the published notification is covered on our status checking page.
What Lucknow Genuinely Gives You
The affidavit end of that, and why the court area is worth the trip, is on our notary page.
The Waiting Weeks
- Roughly 25 to 45 days is the usual range, and it is genuinely a range rather than a promise.
- Nothing you do during it speeds it up, so use the time for Aadhaar and PAN groundwork instead.
- Do not send a second file because the first feels slow, which creates a problem rather than solving one.
- Check the gazette site rather than phoning, since the published notification is the answer either way.
- And book nothing that depends on it until the notification is actually in your hand.
That last point is the one people ignore, particularly with passport appointments. Our PSK Lucknow page explains why booking after the file is ready is worth the wait.
Central Gazette: the Complete Process and File Format
Our core service: this is the whole route, prepared from our chamber at Sadar Tehsil in Gomti Nagar Vistar.
Stage 1: The affidavit
The verification line says Lucknow because that is where you swore it. That is the only place in the entire file where your city appears, and it makes no difference to how the application is treated.
Stage 2: The Public Notice, in two copies
Each witness gives signature, full name and address. Unsigned second copies are among the commonest reasons a file comes back.
Stage 3: The CD and CD-Certificate
The text on the CD must match the typed Public Notice exactly. A last-minute correction made on paper but not on the disc is a real and avoidable rejection.
Stage 4: Newspapers, fee, covering letter and dispatch
Publish in two newspapers and buy six copies
A Hindi daily and an English paper, both with Lucknow editions, complete original pages.
Pay Rs 1,100 on BharatKosh
With the function head, PAO and DDO checked and two receipts printed.
Write the covering letter
To The Controller, Publication Department, Civil Line, Delhi 110054, with your mobile number and email.
Assemble, check and photocopy the whole file
Every page, kept at home.
Courier it, tracked
One to two days from Lucknow.
Then Aadhaar, then everything else
Once the notification arrives.
Use the Capital for What It Is Good For
Compare that with a family in a smaller district arranging the same four things across two towns, and the real Lucknow advantage becomes obvious.
Gazette Fees, Time and the File
| Adult gazette fee | Rs 1,100 |
| Minor gazette fee | Rs 1,700 |
| Newspapers | A few hundred rupees per paper |
| Affidavit | Rs 100 to 500 including stamp paper and notary |
| Courier to Delhi | A couple of hundred rupees |
| Timeline | Roughly 25 to 45 days |
| Our service | Basic from Rs 999, Complete from Rs 1,999, quoted separately |
The envelope in one line: covering letter with your phone and email, affidavit (notarised), Public Notice typed in two copies with two witnesses on each, CD in MS-Word format with the signed CD-Certificate, both complete newspaper pages, photo identity proof, address proof, photographs and the BharatKosh receipt.
Before You Courier: Check These
- Have both witnesses signed both copies of the Public Notice?
- Does the CD text match the typed page exactly?
- Are the newspaper pages complete, with masthead and date?
- Have you photocopied the entire file for home?
After the Gazette: What Updates Next
Aadhaar first, at a Seva Kendra, then PAN, then everything that compares against those two. Keep the gazette printout, both newspaper pages and the affidavit together permanently, because you will produce that set again for years.
What Other Websites Get Wrong
- Wrong: visit the gazette office in Lucknow. Right: there is no Central Gazette counter here or anywhere in UP.
- Wrong: living far from Delhi is a disadvantage. Right: it is a postal process and the courier does not care.
- Wrong: use the State press because it is nearby. Right: choose by which office will read it, which usually means Central.
- Wrong: chase the file when it feels slow. Right: check the gazette site, and never send a second file.
- Wrong: book dependent appointments meanwhile. Right: book nothing until the notification is in hand.
Areas We Serve in Uttar Pradesh
Because the Central Gazette is a postal process, every district files the same way. Across all 75 districts, most often these:
| Rohilkhand and Bundelkhand | Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Budaun, Pilibhit, Bijnor, Amroha, Jhansi, Banda, Mahoba, Chitrakoot |
| Awadh and central UP | Lucknow, Kanpur, Unnao, Raebareli, Sitapur, Hardoi, Barabanki, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Amethi, Bahraich |
| Purvanchal and eastern UP | Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ballia, Deoria, Mirzapur, Basti, Ghazipur, Mau, Sonbhadra |
| Western UP and NCR | Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Hapur, Firozabad |
What Lucknow adds is convenience at the assembly stage rather than any advantage at the Delhi end, and clients from other districts courier their papers to our chamber or send photographs first. We are at Chamber No. 19, Sadar Tehsil, Sector 5, Gomti Nagar Vistar, Lucknow 226010, with the city guide on our Lucknow page. Call 9540003316 or WhatsApp 9540005002 from any district.
Key Terms on This Page
Plain definitions for the words that come up at the counter:
- Public Notice
- The typed declaration filed with a gazette application, signed by you and witnessed by two people who give their full name and address.
- BharatKosh
- The government payment portal used to pay the gazette publication fee. The receipt goes into the file.
- Notary Public
- An officer who attests that a document was signed in front of them. They verify the signature, not the facts written above it.
- Affidavit
- A statement you swear is true, signed before a notary on stamp paper. The notary confirms you signed it, not that the contents are true.
- Department of Publication
- The office at Civil Line, Delhi that receives name change files and publishes the notification.
- Name change
- Adopting a different name from the one your documents correctly record. This is the case that usually needs publication.
Related Guides on This Site
Whichever counter you reach next, there is a guide for it here:
- name change in Lucknow: the city guide, and where else things sit.
- the gazette guide: the main route for the whole state.
- Central versus State: the comparison this page depends on.
- the Delhi address: exactly where the envelope goes.
- checking status: how to look rather than phone.
- notary in Lucknow: the court area, and what to get typed.
- Aadhaar in Lucknow: the first update afterwards.
- passport at PSK Lucknow: why to book after, not before.
- newspaper advertisements: which papers, and how many copies.
- why files come back: the avoidable reasons.
- contact the office: Lucknow chamber, phone and WhatsApp.
- after marriage in Lucknow: a wedding leaves papers in two districts.
Why We File From Lucknow Every Week
We are a Lucknow office and the gazette is what we do most. The city gives us the newspapers, the notary and a daily Delhi courier route within a few kilometres of each other, which is why files leave here complete rather than in instalments. The part we spend the most care on is the least visible: making sure the CD matches the typed page and that both witnesses signed both copies, because those two things send back more files than everything else combined. Vipin Chauhan, B.Tech LL.B, has filed these from this city for over five years.
- We choose by use, not distance: which for most clients means Central.
- We check the CD against the paper: the quiet cause of rejections.
- We check both witness signatures on both copies: the loud one.
- We courier tracked and keep the whole file copied: every time.
Associate office at Chamber No. 19, Sadar Tehsil, Sector 5, Gomti Nagar Vistar, Lucknow 226010, serving all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 6:30 PM. Call 9540003316 or WhatsApp 9540005002.
Tell Us Who Is Asking
Uttar Pradesh Name Change
Associate Office: Chamber No. 19, Sadar Tehsil, Sector 5, Gomti Nagar Vistar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010
Head Office: Metro Pillar 337, Hardev Nagar, Street 1, Shop No 1 (Shri Sham Documentation)
Call: 9540003316
WhatsApp: 9540005002
Email: info@uttarpradeshnamechange.com
Hours: Mon to Sat, 10 AM to 6:30 PM
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Gazette in Lucknow: FAQs
Is there a gazette office in Lucknow?
Not for the Central Gazette. Every Central file from this state goes to the Department of Publication at Civil Line, Delhi 110054.
So how does it get there?
By tracked courier, which takes one to two days from Lucknow. It is a postal process and living far from Delhi is no disadvantage.
But the State press is in Lucknow.
It is, and that makes this the only city in the state where a gazette press is local. Nearness is not what an office is testing when it asks for a notification.
Which one should I use?
Whichever the office asking will accept. For passports, banks and most national institutions that means Central.
How do I decide for certain?
Ask the office that will read it, in writing if you can. A one-line answer from that counter beats any amount of reading online.
How long does it take?
Roughly 25 to 45 days, and it is a range rather than a promise.
Can I speed it up?
No. Use the waiting weeks to get Aadhaar and PAN spellings ready instead.
It feels slow. Should I send another file?
No. A second file creates a problem rather than solving one. Check the gazette site instead.
What sends files back most often?
A CD whose text does not match the typed page, and a second copy of the Public Notice that a witness did not sign.
What does Lucknow actually make easier?
Newspapers with local editions, notaries and typists in one lane at the court area, daily Delhi couriers, and the follow-up offices close together in Gomti Nagar.
Should I book a passport appointment while waiting?
Book nothing that depends on the gazette until the notification is in your hand.
What does it cost?
Rs 1,100 for an adult, plus newspapers, the affidavit and the courier.
Official Sources
- Department of Publication, Civil Line, Delhi 110054, for Central Gazette notification of a name change.
- The e-Gazette portal at egazette.gov.in, where published notifications are searchable.
- BharatKosh, for payment of the prescribed gazette fee.
- Government Press arrangements in Uttar Pradesh for State Gazette publication.
Facts here are checked against these sources and our own casework filed from Lucknow. Fees, formats and timelines are revised from time to time, so confirm current requirements before dispatch.
The Short Version
People in Lucknow search for a gazette office expecting an address to walk into, and for the Central Gazette there is not one, here or anywhere in Uttar Pradesh. Every file goes to the Department of Publication at Civil Line in Delhi, which means this is a postal process and the courier treats Ghaziabad and Ballia identically. That is a relief rather than a problem: no trip, no leave, no queue, just an envelope to get right. What makes Lucknow unusual is the other half. The State Government Press is here, so this is the only city in the state where a gazette press is a local institution, and that closeness suggests a shortcut that does not exist. Passport offices, banks and national institutions overwhelmingly work with the Central Gazette. Choose by which office is going to read it, never by which press is nearer.